The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela
| The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Olaf de Fleur Johannesson |
| Written by | Olaf de Fleur Johannesson Benedikt Jóhannesson |
| Produced by | Arleen Cuevas Olaf de Fleur Johannesson Stefan C. Schaefer Helgi Sverrisson |
| Cinematography | Rune Kippervik Butch Maddul Ragnar Santos |
| Edited by | Benedikt Jóhannesson Olaf de Fleur Johannesson Dagur Kári |
| Music by | Pavel E. Smid |
| Distributed by | Poppoli Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes (orig.); 80 minutes |
| Countries | Iceland Philippines France Thailand |
| Languages | Icelandic Visayan English Thai |
| Budget | $400,000 (estimated) |
The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela is a 2008 drama film directed by Olaf de Fleur Johannesson.
Premise
[edit]Raquela, a Filipino transsexual prostitute dreams of making a new life in Paris. She becomes an Internet porn star and meets Valerie, an Icelandic transsexual, and Michael, the owner of the website she works for.[1]
Cast
[edit]- Raquela Rios as Herself
- Stefan Schaefer as Ardilo, Michael
- Olivia Galudo as Olivia
- Brax Villa as Aubrey
- Valerie Grand Einarsson as Valerie Einarsson
Distribution and reception
[edit]The film showed at the 2008 Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Teddy Award for Best Feature Film.[2] It has been screened in the Emerging Visions section of the 2008 South by Southwest festival in the United States.[3]
It received the Grand Jury Prize in the 10th 2008 Cinemanila International Film Festival at Malacañan Palace's Kalayaan Hall.[4][5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Summary". Poppoli Pictures. Archived from the original on 20 February 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2008.
- ^ "Official Site". Poppoli Pictures. Archived from the original on 15 September 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2008.
- ^ "SXSW 2008 Film Screenings". SXSW.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2008.
- ^ www.screendaily.com, The Band's Visit takes top prize at Cinemanila fest
- ^ abs-cbnnews.com, Cinema One Originals movies dominate 10th Cinemanila award rites
- ^ bworldonline.com, Arroyo awards winners in 10th Cinemanila festival[permanent dead link]
External links
[edit]Categories:
- 2008 films
- 2000s English-language films
- 2000s Icelandic-language films
- Icelandic LGBTQ-related films
- Philippine LGBTQ-related films
- Films about trans women
- Thai drama films
- Thai-language films
- Visayan-language films
- 2008 drama films
- Films directed by Olaf de Fleur
- 2000s LGBTQ-related drama films
- 2008 LGBTQ-related films
- French LGBTQ-related films
- 2000s French films
- Philippine drama films
- Icelandic drama films
- French drama films
- Thai LGBTQ-related films
- 2008 multilingual films
- Icelandic multilingual films
- Philippine multilingual films
- French multilingual films
- Thai multilingual films
- 2000s Thai films